Why are vb.org's mods getting ripped/redistributed?
 

Just stumbled across a site that is ripping Mods, word for word and attachment for attachment.

*link removed*

Total BS. The best part, at the rippoff site:
This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.

There isn't anything anyone can do about it that already isn't in place at vB.org. I believe that vBulletin.org takes every measure they can to not allow people to freely download these modifications. However all it takes is 1 person with 1 valid license, and the modification is distributed to the entire internet.

Generally sending DMCA notice won't work, they're probably hosted some where that will make no difference. Your best bet is to just keep on contributing to the community and forget about the scumbags that are doing this, as they've been doing it for a while, and won't stop for a while either.

Even modifications that aren't released here such as paid or commercial modifications appear on most these sites, so its a entire WWW problem and not just a vB.org problem.

You've stumbled upon a piracy site.
http://www.vBulletin.com/piracy.php

First time I've seen it like this. I've seen some other sites that at least link back to the original vb.org thread. This one is just total crap tho.

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Well, glad I checked my stats. Thanx for the link. Not sure if they will do anything since it's not actually vb that's getting pirated tho, no?

Pretty much everything that is released on vb.org is released on many so-called "warez" sites.

However, the one thing these I've noticed about these sites is they're not particularly organized, nor do they have anyway of notifying these users if the product is updated, re-released or removed due to security vulnerabilities. In short, they get the product, but they don't get the support that comes with it if they had obtained it legally.

It can be the users from vB.org only who re-distribute the patches.

There is some piracy on that site if you check lower than the mod forums. My guess is that it's running a pirated version of vB.

Insiders with now honor...

I have seen 3.7.4 'nulled' :'(

we`ve all seen vbull pirated and running - is it the end of the world ??

I used to use a pirated version to test out when someone sent me it when i was looking at which board software to use.I liked it,so in end when i wanted to go legal i paid for it,and ive paid for it ever since.

not even pirates use my mods ~~~~~~^^~~~~~~